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Apr 22, 2006 01:43
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Chinese term
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Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
宝鉴
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
秋林群鹿图的周边还留有八个收藏印全是印于乾隆时期，证明此画曾经收录于乾隆皇帝的多个宝鉴里
秋林群鹿图 = Deer in an Autumn Forest
秋林群鹿图 = Deer in an Autumn Forest
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | treasure trove |
wherestip
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| 4 | Precious Mirror |
Clark An
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Proposed translations
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treasure trove
This would be one way of saying it. I can't think of any terms more elegant right away. :-)
http://www.treasuretrove.co.nz/
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or maybe private collection?
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I think Clark has a good point. How about this?
...various/several treasure collection registries.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=registry
reg·is·try ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rj-str)
n. pl. reg·is·tries
1. The act of registering; registration.
2. The registered nationality of a ship.
3. A place for registering.
4.
a. A book for official records.
b. The place where such records are kept.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mirror
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Here's another possibility:
digest
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=digest
di·gest ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-jst, d-)
v. di·gest·ed, di·gest·ing, di·gests
v. tr.
To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.
To condense or abridge (a written work).
http://www.treasuretrove.co.nz/
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or maybe private collection?
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Note added at 15 hrs (2006-04-22 16:50:03 GMT)
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I think Clark has a good point. How about this?
...various/several treasure collection registries.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=registry
reg·is·try ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rj-str)
n. pl. reg·is·tries
1. The act of registering; registration.
2. The registered nationality of a ship.
3. A place for registering.
4.
a. A book for official records.
b. The place where such records are kept.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mirror
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Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2006-04-24 15:56:51 GMT)
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Here's another possibility:
digest
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=digest
di·gest ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-jst, d-)
v. di·gest·ed, di·gest·ing, di·gests
v. tr.
To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.
To condense or abridge (a written work).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Clark has certainly provided some useful information. However, if I used "mirror", non-Chinese readers would not be at a lost. I think "registries", "collections", etc. might be better solutions in this context."
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Precious Mirror
涉及祖国文化，不敢，也不不可胡乱翻译。FYI
首先，宝鉴非收藏之物品，乃目录，集子，感言……
Precious Mirror
Ref.
1.《风月宝鉴》Precious Mirror of Love ，出现于《石头记》中。可在《红楼梦》的英译本中找到。
link:http://www.bjmti.com/resource/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=3756
2.mirror释义中有：to reflect in or as if in a mirror，正好与“鉴”相吻合。
个人建议：
秋林群鹿图 = Deer in an Autumn Forest OR Scroll of deer in an Autumn Forest
《秋林群鹿图（轴）》为清宫廷画师郎世宁（意大利）所作。所谓“收录”实为“记录”。
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3.Espejo Rico del Claro Corazón (Precious Mirror of the Clear Heart), or，in pin yin, Mingxin Baojian 明心宝鉴
This is a handwritten, bilingual work：Chinese text in the left, while Spanish translation by Cobo in the right. This book contains many moral aphorisms and sentences selected from both Confucian and Taoist works, and Cobo himself mentions the original author as Lipo-Pun Huan. According to Paul Pelliot (1878-1945), the author of the Mingxin Baojian is Fan Liben范立本, and this is the earliest work that translated ancient Chinese philosophy into a Western language
http://www.ihns.ac.cn/members/liu/doc/cobo.htm
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鉴 vs 镜,
作者(Author)：mirror or looking-glass - 2006/04/24 12:59:56 ***
In addition, there is an older CULTURAL word: speculum
Main Entry: speculum [2nd declension noun]
Inflected Form: plural specula ; also speculums
1 : a tubular instrument for insertion into the opening of a passage of the body especially to facilitate visual inspection or medication *vaginal speculum* *nasal speculum*
2 a : an ancient mirror usually of bronze or silver b : a reflector of polished metal or of glass with a film of metal used in optical instruments
3 : a medieval treatise constituting a survey of life or of philosophy, history, and theology : a comprehensive, encyclopedic presentation of a subject aiming to be a compendium of all knowledge and usually beginning with the Biblical account of creation, giving an outline of history, and thence passing chiefly to theology and scholastic philosophy
The word SPECULUM is used in many book titles all over Europe, such as: "Speculum stultorum" (mirror of stupidities); "Speculum iuris : Roman law as a reflection of social and economic life in antiquity", "Speculum humanae salvationis : manuscript, [1350-1400]", while "Speculum naturale. 3 vol." is believed to be one of the earliest example of modern encyclopedias.
Whomever reading 《红楼梦》 in English transaltion is not going to be a person of mere avg. educational background, much the same way that a "normal" Chinese is unlikely to read Anabasis/Cyropaedia, whether in Greek original, or in their Chinese/English/French/German/Russian, etc. translations.
首先，宝鉴非收藏之物品，乃目录，集子，感言……
Precious Mirror
Ref.
1.《风月宝鉴》Precious Mirror of Love ，出现于《石头记》中。可在《红楼梦》的英译本中找到。
link:http://www.bjmti.com/resource/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=3756
2.mirror释义中有：to reflect in or as if in a mirror，正好与“鉴”相吻合。
个人建议：
秋林群鹿图 = Deer in an Autumn Forest OR Scroll of deer in an Autumn Forest
《秋林群鹿图（轴）》为清宫廷画师郎世宁（意大利）所作。所谓“收录”实为“记录”。
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Note added at 13 hrs (2006-04-22 14:48:13 GMT)
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Patch：
3.Espejo Rico del Claro Corazón (Precious Mirror of the Clear Heart), or，in pin yin, Mingxin Baojian 明心宝鉴
This is a handwritten, bilingual work：Chinese text in the left, while Spanish translation by Cobo in the right. This book contains many moral aphorisms and sentences selected from both Confucian and Taoist works, and Cobo himself mentions the original author as Lipo-Pun Huan. According to Paul Pelliot (1878-1945), the author of the Mingxin Baojian is Fan Liben范立本, and this is the earliest work that translated ancient Chinese philosophy into a Western language
http://www.ihns.ac.cn/members/liu/doc/cobo.htm
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Note added at 3 days2 hrs (2006-04-25 04:04:53 GMT) Post-grading
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鉴 vs 镜,
作者(Author)：mirror or looking-glass - 2006/04/24 12:59:56 ***
In addition, there is an older CULTURAL word: speculum
Main Entry: speculum [2nd declension noun]
Inflected Form: plural specula ; also speculums
1 : a tubular instrument for insertion into the opening of a passage of the body especially to facilitate visual inspection or medication *vaginal speculum* *nasal speculum*
2 a : an ancient mirror usually of bronze or silver b : a reflector of polished metal or of glass with a film of metal used in optical instruments
3 : a medieval treatise constituting a survey of life or of philosophy, history, and theology : a comprehensive, encyclopedic presentation of a subject aiming to be a compendium of all knowledge and usually beginning with the Biblical account of creation, giving an outline of history, and thence passing chiefly to theology and scholastic philosophy
The word SPECULUM is used in many book titles all over Europe, such as: "Speculum stultorum" (mirror of stupidities); "Speculum iuris : Roman law as a reflection of social and economic life in antiquity", "Speculum humanae salvationis : manuscript, [1350-1400]", while "Speculum naturale. 3 vol." is believed to be one of the earliest example of modern encyclopedias.
Whomever reading 《红楼梦》 in English transaltion is not going to be a person of mere avg. educational background, much the same way that a "normal" Chinese is unlikely to read Anabasis/Cyropaedia, whether in Greek original, or in their Chinese/English/French/German/Russian, etc. translations.
Discussion
【注音】：bǎo jiàn
【释义】：1.宝镜。镜子的美称，亦以喻月亮。常用作书名，取可以借鉴之意。如唐卫嵩有《医门宝鉴》三卷，元夏文彦有《图绘宝鉴》五卷。
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